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Pope Francis attends a prayer on the occasion of the World Day of the Creation's care in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca, File)

Francis changed church policy on the death penalty and nuclear weapons but upheld it on abortion

Pope Francis changed the Catholic Church’s teaching in areas such as the death penalty and nuclear weapons. But he upheld it in other areas, such as abortion and celibacy for priests.

In this image released by Vatican media on Monday, April 21, 2025, Cardinal Camerlengo Kevin Joseph Farrell, second from left, flanked by, from left, Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican Substitute for the Secretariat of State, Cardinal Edgar PeÒa Parra, and Vatican Master of Ceremonies, Archbisop Diego Giovanni Ravelli, announces the death of Pope Francis at the Vatican. (Vatican Media via AP)

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Pope Francis speaks to journalists during the papal flight direct to Rio de Janeiro, Monday, July 22, 2013. (Luca Zennaro/Pool Photo via AP, File)

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Argentine Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, who chose the name of Pope Francis, waves to the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica after being elected 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, file)

From Buenos Aires to Rome: Key dates in the life of Pope Francis

Pope Francis leaves at the end of his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday May 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)

Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff who ministered with a charming, humble style, dies at 88

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FILE - Agent Dick Moss, second from right, Donald Fehr's predecessor as general counsel of the Major League Players Association, answers a question at a New York news conference, Nov. 1, 1994, announcing the formation of the United Baseball League. From left are Smith College economics professor Andrew Zimbalist; Rep. John Bryant, D-Texas; former major leaguer Curt Flood; Moss, and Robert Mrazek. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler, File)

Dick Moss, the lawyer who won free agency for baseball players, dies at age 93

FILE - Mercury Morris speaks to reporters before the Celebration of Life ceremony for former Miami Dolphins football head coach Don Shula on Oct. 2, 2021 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Bryan Cereijo, file)

Mercury Morris, part of Dolphins’ two Super Bowl wins and their perfect season, dies at 77

FILE - Phoenix Suns radio announcer Al McCoy during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the LA Clippers, Sunday, April 9, 2023, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)

Al McCoy, who called Suns games on the radio for more than a half-century, has died at 91

Sen. Dan Evans stands with his three sons, from left, Mark, Bruce and Dan Jr., after he won the election for Washington's senate seat in Seattle, Nov. 8, 1983. (AP Photo/Barry Sweet, File)

Dan Evans, former Republican governor of Washington and US senator, dies at 98

FILE - Bing Crosby stands with his wife, Kathryn, left in New York on Dec. 8, 1976. (AP Photo/Carlos Rene Perez, File)

Kathryn Crosby, actor and widow of famed singer and Oscar-winning actor Bing Crosby, dies at 90

Journalist Ron Green dies at 95. He spent six decades as an award-winning sports writer in Charlotte

FILE - Inductee JD Souther and Alison Krauss attend the Songwriters Hall of Fame 44th annual induction and awards gala on Thursday, June 13, 2013 in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

JD Souther, who helped write ‘New Kid in Town,’ ‘Heartache Tonight’ and other Eagles hits, has died

Italy's Salvatore "Totò Schillaci, right, celebrates with teammate Roberto Baggio after scoring a goal during the World Cup soccer match between Italy and Uruguay, in Rome, on June 25, 1990. (LaPresse via AP)

Salvatore ‘Totò' Schillaci, the Italy striker who was top scorer at 1990 World Cup, dies at 59

FILE - Tito Jackson, a member of the famed Jackson 5, poses for a portrait in Los Angeles, July 24, 2019, to promote his solo project, a new version of his 2017 song "One Way Street." (Photo by Mark Von Holden/Invision/AP, File)

Tito Jackson, member of beloved pop group the Jackson 5, dies at 70

FILE - Lebanese prominent writer and intellectual Elias Khoury speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at his office in the Institute for Palestine Studies in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Aug. 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein, File)

Leading Lebanese novelist Elias Khoury dies at 76

FILE - Edward Slattery, bishop of the Diocese of Tulsa, celebrates Mass in a courtyard for about 30 people Monday, Sept. 5, 2005, at Camp Gruber, in Braggs, Okla. (Jim Beckel/The Oklahoman via AP)

Retired Oklahoma Catholic bishop Edward Slattery dies at 84

FILE - This Monday July 9, 2012 photo shows dancer Michaela DePrince in Johannesburg. (AP Photo Denis Farrell, File)

Ballerina Michaela DePrince, whose career inspired many after she was born into war, dies at 29

FILE - Greg Harden throws out the ceremonial first pitch before the first inning of a baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Kansas City Royals, June 19, 2023, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

Michigan’s Greg Harden, who advised Tom Brady, Michael Phelps and more, dies at 75

FILE - FDP politician Wolfgang Gerhardt, then Chairman of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation is pictured in Berlin, on Nov. 15, 2009. (Karlheinz Schindler/dpa via AP, File)

Wolfgang Gerhardt, who led Germany’s pro-business Free Democrats, dies at 80

FILE - South Africa's Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan appears at the judicial commission of inquiry into state capture in Johannesburg, South Africa, Nov. 19, 2018. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)

Pravin Gordhan, a South African government minister who was activist against apartheid, dies at 75

FILE - Producer Chad McQueen poses for photographers during a photo call for the film, "Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans," at the 68th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, May 16, 2015. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau, File)

Actor Chad McQueen, son of Steve McQueen, dies at 63

FILE - Detroit Lions head coach Joe Schmidt acknowledges the crowd after receiving a Pro Football Hall of Fame ring during a ceremony at halftime of an NFL football game between the Detroit Lions and the Chicago Bears, Oct. 18, 2015, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Jose Juarez, File)

Hall of Famer Joe Schmidt, who helped Detroit Lions win 2 NFL titles, dies at 92

FILE - Former Peru's President Alberto Fujimori waves at his home in Santiago after leaving the academy for the training of corrections officers in Santiago, Chile, May 18, 2006. His daughter Keiko Fujimori announced in a post on X that he died of cancer on Wednesday, September 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Claudio Santana, File)

Alberto Fujimori, a former president of Peru who was convicted of human rights abuses, dies at 86

FILE - Maze featuring Frankie Beverly, right, performs during the Essence Music Festival at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Sunday, July 5, 2009. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Frankie Beverly, the Maze singer who inspired generations of fans with lasting anthems, dies at 77

FILE - Jim Sasser, a former U.S. senator and a former ambassador to China, takes part in a discussion at the National Conference of State Legislatures in Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 15, 2006. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

Tennessee senator and ambassador to China Jim Sasser has died

FILE - Yokahama BayStars ace closer Kazuhiro Sasaki, left, and his agent Tony Attanasio, right, address reporters during a press conference at Safeco Field in Seattle, Saturday, Nov. 20, 1999. (AP Photo/Ralph Radford, File)

Baseball agent Tony Attanasio dies at 84, represented players from Bobby Valentine to Ichiro Suzuki

FILE - James Earl Jones accepts the special Tony award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre at the 71st annual Tony Awards on Sunday, June 11, 2017, in New York. (Photo by Michael Zorn/Invision/AP, File)

James Earl Jones mourned by ‘Star Wars’ icons, Denzel Washington and others

FILE - New York Mets' Ed Kranepool poses at baseball spring training camp in March 1968. (AP Photo, File)

Ed Kranepool, longest-tenured player in New York Mets history and member of Miracle Mets, dies at 79

FILE - James Earl Jones poses with his honorary Oscar at the 84th Academy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. Jones, who overcame racial prejudice and a severe stutter to become a celebrated icon of stage and screen has died at age 93, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)

James Earl Jones, acclaimed actor and voice of Darth Vader, dies at 93

This photograph released by the CIA on behalf of the family of former CIA officer Edward B. Johnson shows Johnson, right, receiving the CIA's Intelligence Star from John N. McMahon, then the agency's deputy director for operations, in May 1980. Edward B. Johnson, who as a Central Intelligence Agency officer traveled into Iran with a colleague to rescue six American diplomats who fled the 1979 U.S. Embassy takeover in Tehran, has died, the CIA confirmed on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. He was 81. (Family of Edward B. Johnson/CIA via AP)

Edward B. Johnson, the second CIA officer in Iran for the ‘Argo’ rescue mission, dies at 81

FILE - Walt Ehmer, president and CEO of Waffle House, speaks on the phone after landing at the Wilmington airport with an emergency response team in Wilmington, N.C., Sept. 17, 2018. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Waffle House CEO Walt Ehmer has died at age 58

FILE - The Blue Mink pop group including Roger Cook, wearing hat, Madeline Bell, left, and bass player Herbie Flowers, second right, leaving London for Los Angeles, and the start of a two week tour on July 1973. Flowers, who played with David Bowie, Elton John, Lou Reed and other music legends in a decades-long career, has died at 86. (PA via AP, File)

Bass guitarist Herbie Flowers, who played with David Bowie, Lou Reed and others, dies at 86

Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney stops to pay his respects to former Clemson player Diondre Overton while walking to the stadium before an NCAA college football game against Appalachian State, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in Clemson, S.C. (AP Photo/Jacob Kupferman)

Former Clemson receiver Diondre Overton, member of 2 national title teams, dies at 26

Former Liverpool captain Ron Yeats dies at age 86

FILE - North Carolina state Rep. Kelly Alexander Jr., a Mecklenburg County Democrat, presents his proposal for a constitutional amendment that would repeal an unenforced voter literacy test requirement during a House committee meeting at the Legislative Office Building in Raleigh, N.C., on March 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum, File)

North Carolina state Rep. Kelly Alexander Jr. dies at 75